The Portland daily press., 1887-06-11

gallant man and the possessor of an ample
fortune, that he had but one end in view,
namely, to give liberty to this unhappy
woman. One can scarcely imagine the tu-
multi that ensued when the eunuchs in charge
found that one of their number had disap-
peared. The Turks cried out at the sacri-
lege, the police were quickly summoned and
the bazaar thoroughly searched. but all to no
purpose The hour for return to the harem
having struck, the carriages were obliged to
start homeward, notwithstanding the fact
that In one OF them was vacant seat, and,
judging by the CONSERVATION depicted upon
the taces OF the eunuchs in charge, 1t was
very easy to divine that a heavy punishment
awaited them. AT nightfall the regular po-
lice were REINFORCED by a large number of
detectives, and the search was vigorously
prosecuted, while immense rewards were Of
Tered for the discovery of the unhappy fugi-
found and brought in triumph back to the
harom, where, according to the brutal Gus
tom, she had to suffer the penalty of a Thor
rible death In the presence OF her former
was even more terrible than that usually in
hicted. The fact of the young officer being
christian operated strongly against her.
Decapitation alone was deemed too mud q
penalty, and it was commonly reported tnat
the poor runaway was bound between Two
pieces of wood, then sawed through the MD
die of the body, and thrown into the sea.
The capture of the woman was soon fol-
lowed by the discovery, OF the names OF the
officer, and thereupon his head was demand
ed and reward offered for it. On the arri-
val of the troops in Constantinople, orders
were issued at the army headquarters i'm
posing the necessity upon the part of the
soldiers, officers and file alike, to observe
due respect to all the customs Of the city,
and especially was there an edict of non
interference with Turkish women. The
officer who had thus violated orders was
liable to severe punishment, while the large
reward offered for his head by the Turkish
authorities caused the camp to be swarmed
with spies, and on several occasions the SEN
tinels on guard found it necessary to fire up
on suspicious characters lurking in the
vicinity of the camp.
Finding it impossible by these means to
secure the person of the officer. other steps
were resorted to, and few days later the
General in charge of the troops was himself
summoned to the presence Of the Sultan.
The Interpreter, speaking in French, said:
General, the Son Of the Sun and the
Moon asks you to deliver to him the officer
who committed the sacrilege of abducting
woman of his harem.'
The General answered: "Mr. Interpreter,
pray you to present my sincere regrets to
His Majesty that can not comply with his
request; firstly, because have not the pow
er: and secondly, because the officers act Is
not crime according to our code of law.
The officer having violated the orders of my
department in his interference with the
Nonlcn VI but country, Will fecelfe u StNcIt
punishment, but beyond that cannot CO."
Thcreupon ensued conversation between
the Sultan and his interpreter, and the latter
soon spoke: General, the Son Of the Sun
aud the Moon desires to know il you have
decided"
This was uttered with an air of menace,
but the General calmly replied: II can only
repeat what have said, and, furthermore, 1
pray that His Majesty will cease his attempts
to capture the officer in question"
After this another talk took place between
the two, at the conclusion of which the in
terpreter said General, the Son of the
Sun and the Moon informs you that he will
refer the matter to His Majesty, the Emperor
Of France"
The Sultan then took his leave, followed
by the interpreter. and the General returned
to his camp. A few days after, French
frlgate from the Crimea, carrying the mail
and baying hospital convalescents on board,
crossed the Bosporus. The General took ad-
vantage of this chance, and forced the officer
| to embark. He was escorted to the vessel by
| several companies of infantry and some cav
airy. This escort remained at the wharf un-
| til the departing frigate was out Of sight.
This terminated the affair, and for some
| good reason, nothing more has been heard of